Wolves currently sit second from bottom of the table - five points from safety - despite McCarthy believing his side are playing better than last year, when they stayed up in 15th.
The Wolves boss is now demanding much needed points on the board - starting at Blackpool on Saturday - and believes clean sheets are crucial to their cause.
He told the Express and Star: "It's getting to the time where we've got to prove it. We've played better football and created more chances, but we've conceded poor goals.
"We're certainly playing better than last season, but we're in that position and we've got to get our way out of it.
"Looking at the league today tells you that, we're in that scrap and have got to get two wins to get out of it before anybody does anything.
"We've got to do better than a whole clump of teams above us."
Despite sitting five points from safety, McCarthy is refusing to panic about the situation.
He said: "We didn't get desperate last year and we're not going to do it this year.
"But maybe we just get to the stage when it's about getting a clean sheet and seeing where it takes us."
He added: "We'll be a lot better off when we get three points. If I come in with a big sad face, everyone else will have one.
"Nobody should ever take that to mean we're not hurting, because that's never the case.
"But you've got to keep showing your best side in terms of your personality, because you can go on a real downward spiral if you're morose and let it affect you.
"We've also been behind in the first minute of our last two games. And when you concede after 40 or 50 seconds it changes the whole way you feel.
"Suddenly a straightforward pass becomes an 'iffy' one because we don't want to give the ball away."
McCarthy is to revert to playing 4-5-1 at Blackpool after a 4-4-2 formation against Bolton last weekend.
He added: "We've created enough chances playing that way, although it's not like we were overrun in midfield on Saturday.
"Their first and second goals on Saturday had nothing to do with us having two in midfield - or four or five - and it was the same against Arsenal.
"But sometimes that 4-5-1 formation does give us a solid foundation."
McCarthy also gave his full backing to striker Kevin Doyle, who is yet to score in 12 top flight outings this term.
The Wolves boss added: "Kevin wants to score, but I think his performances have been great.
"He's been the catalyst for our performances, certainly going forward."
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